Find out about how insects are being researched at SciTechDaily.com. Researchers within the scientific field of insects (entomology) are concerned with studying insect behavior in order to apply it to fields such as agriculture and pest control.
The weevil possesses distinctive characteristics and is sensitive to human disturbance. A new weevil species has been found in the pristine subtropical forests of Ishigaki…
An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Göttingen, has unveiled seven new species of leaf insects, commonly known as walking leaves….
For the first time, scientists have identified a genetic cause of virgin birth, and once activated, this ability is inherited by subsequent generations of females….
Scientists have revealed the unique ‘cheating’ strategy used by a specific insect native to New Zealand to evade predation – by imitating a species known…
With greenhouse gas emissions causing Earth’s climate to steadily heat up, we’re seeing an increasing number of extreme and anomalous weather events. But predicting and…
New research delves into the potential repercussions of global warming on ecosystems, and how it could derail the development of new species. Across the globe,…
Male yellow crazy ants exhibit a unique characteristic of possessing two distinct genomes, each contained within separate cell clusters. The yellow crazy ant, known scientifically…
Roughly 100 million years ago, a pioneering group of moths began to venture out during the day instead of night, seizing the opportunity presented by…
A scientist from Mainz University delves into the root causes of the global decline in insect populations and the implications of this decline, as well…
Researchers at UCL sequenced the genomes of two hornet species, uncovering rapid genome evolution that may explain their success as invasive species, which could help…
Researchers have created the first-ever connectome, or synaptic wiring diagram, of an entire Drosophila larva brain. This insect whole-brain connectome is more complex and larger…
However, there’s also good news – the disease-carrying pests may not survive the winter. A recent study has revealed that urban light pollution may interfere…
UC Riverside and Yale University team sequences and mines genome of the pathogen Babesia duncani. Scientists have sequenced the genome of Babesia duncani, a pathogen…
Researchers investigating the effects of urbanization on insects have discovered that certain bugs are more well-suited to thrive in urban settings than others. Amidst the…
Bees that learned from others were more adept and preferred the learned solution over alternatives. Bumblebees learn to solve a puzzle by watching more experienced…
High levels of ozone destroy the chemical mating signal of the insects and may thus contribute to global insect decline. Insect sexual communication relies to…
Scientists have constructed the first-ever map showing every single neuron and how they’re wired together in the brain of the fruit fly larva. Researchers have…
In the quest to understand how we think, “everything has been working up to this.” Researchers have completed the most advanced brain map to date,…
